Joanna Lumley: Greek Odyssey"The Islands"
Joanna explores some of the 1,400 Greek islands that make up this maritime nation. She gets a lift on board a shipping magnate's yacht to Crete where she spends time with shepherds in the high, remote mountains of the island. On Kos, she explores the birth place of Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, and ascends an active volcano on Nisyros. Part 3 of 4G

8:00 pm

Great Performances at the Met"Wagner's Ring Cycle - Das Rheingold"
The gods of Valhalla clash with underworld dwarves and giants in this opening opera of the cycle. Evil Alberich steals gold from the Rhine and uses it to forge a ring of unimaginable power. Wotan (Bryn Terfel), the king of the gods, uses magic to steal the ring but it is cursed, guaranteeing misery for whoever wears it. Unwilling to part with the ring, Wotan breaks a contract with the giants and sets a chain of events in motion that will end in his destruction. James Levine conducts. Sung in German with English subtitles.G

Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers"Future Car"
The search for a quiet, fast, safe, exciting and non-polluting fuel-cell car takes Alda from Germany to California to Iceland, which is attempting to become the first nation to entirely replace imported petroleum with domestically produced hydrogen.G

8:00 pm

Rare
RARE, a new feature documentary follows an inspiring and extraordinary mother in a race against time as she unites a group of isolated people from around the world in a quest to cure her daughter's rare genetic disease. Together, they discover that community, laughter and hope are some of the greatest therapies. When Donna Appell learned that her baby daughter Ashley suffered from a rare genetic disorder that would kill her in thirty years, she was told there were less than thirty people in the US who had been diagnosed with it and no one knew where to find them. D

9:00 pm

NOVA"Emergency Mine Rescue"
In 2010 when 33 miners were trapped under nearly a half-mile of solid rock in a collapsed mine in Chile, NOVA cameras documented the 69-day ordeal. A global team of engineers work around the clock to rescue the trapped miners. Animations and interviews reveal the feats of engineering that successfully bring the miners safely to the surface.G

10:00 pm

Thousand Invisible Cords: Connecting Genes to Ecosystems
Can an entire landscape be changed by changing one gene in one plant or animal? Thirty years of interdisciplinary research says yes, and this film follows the scientific journey that came to that conclusion. "A Thousand Invisible Cords: Connecting Genes to Ecosystems" is an eco-documentary that can truly change how we view the world. No longer will we see species as isolated members of ecosystems but as genetically connected members of a rich interacting community. D

11:00 pm

Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers"Future Car"
The search for a quiet, fast, safe, exciting and non-polluting fuel-cell car takes Alda from Germany to California to Iceland, which is attempting to become the first nation to entirely replace imported petroleum with domestically produced hydrogen.G

Burt Wolf: What We Eat"Some Like It Hot: The Story of Chili Peppers"
Burt looks at how the hot pepper spread around the world and changed cooking in China and India.G

10:00 pm

Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence"Journey to Italy"
Joanne shares her memories of Italy with her student Barbra recreating some of the dishes form her travels. She starts with a simple salad of fig and prosciutto, then slowly adds just enough red wine for a faro risotto, and finally ends the meal with a dessert of strawberry, port, and black pepper. Recipes: Fig And Blueberry Salad With Creme Fraiche, Mint and Prosciutto di Parma, Farro Risotto with Red Wine and Grana Padano, Strawberry with Port and Black Pepper, and an Aperol Champagne Cocktail. D

10:30 pm

Rick Steves' Europe"Little Europe: San Marino, Monaco, Vatican City, Liechtenstein, and Andorra"
Don't blink as Rick blitzes through Europe's tiniest countries. Vatican City, the world's smallest country, comes with the planet's biggest church. He also visits the fairytale princedom of Monaco, Italy's last independent hill town of San Marino, castle-guarded principality of Liechtenstein, and tiny Andorra.G

11:00 pm

Art Through Time: A Global View"Cosmology and Belief"
Shows how people from different cultures and eras have expressed their ideas about their place in the universe through art - including the Notre Dame Cathedral, creation myths carved into the canoe prows of Pacific Islanders, Yoruba representations of deities called Ã² risas, and the paintings of contemporary Russian-born artist Vitaly Komar. D

11:30 pm

Art Through Time: A Global View"Death"
Reveals how art including the Egyptian Book of the Dead, early American commemorative miniatures, Ga fantasy coffins from Ghana, and luxurious embroideries by contemporary artist Angelo Filomeno help people come to terms with mortality, cope with loss, and express spirituality. D

Black In Latin America"Mexico & Peru: The Black Grandma in the Closet"
Professor Gates explores the little-known history of the significant numbers of black people brought to these countries as early as the 16th century. In total, more slaves came to the two countries combined than to the United States. He looks at the worlds of culture that their descendants have created. Part 4 of 4G

11:00 pm

Nature"Raccoon Nation"
These crafty, clever omnivores have moved to town - Chicago, New York and Toronto, plus cities and towns across Idaho. With their busy little hands, they open doors, get into attics and raid secured trash cans. Using night-vision cameras and raccoon-proof radio collars, scientists set out to follow urban raccoons to observe their habits and lifestyles.G

6:30 pm

Dinosaur Train"Night Train/Fossil Fred"
Night Train - Dad, Buddy and Tiny take a special ride on the Dinosaur Train at night, learning about animals that are active after dark, culminating at the Big Pond for a nature walk under the full moon. Fossil Fred - Buddy, Tiny and Don play "detective" and search around the Big Pond for fossils. The kids end up finding an entire skeleton of a Jurassic dinosaur. D

7:00 pm

Sesame Street"Squirmadega Car Race"
Slimey is practicing for the Squirmadega Car Race. He zooms forward, backward, and around and around on the counter of Mr. Hopper's store. Elmo excitedly gets ready to watch Slimey in the worm car race. D

8:00 pm

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood"Something Special for Dad/I Love You, Mom"
Something Special for Dad - Daniel notices how happy Dad is to have received a letter from Grandpere. Daniel really loves Dad, so he decides to send him a letter that will make him glad too. He goes to the Post Office with Mom, where he learns how letters are sorted and mailed. D

8:30 pm

Sid The Science Kid"The Big Cheese!"
While surfing the Internet on the computer with his Mom, Sid finds a funny picture showing that the moon is made of green, glowing, cheese! Sid thinks this is amazing, and when he goes to school, he relays his newfound moon information to his friends, who are equally enthralled. When they tell Susie what they learned, Susie explains something very important-not everything you find on the computer is true! And someone that really understands that notion is visiting today, it's Gabriela's Mom! Dr. Rosalinda Cordova is a marine biologist so she does lots of research on the computer, but it's not the only thing she uses. She tells the kids that when she does research, she reads books at the library, makes observations, asks experts, and looks at websites with good information. D

9:00 pm

WordWorld"Bear's Bed Sled/Sh-Sh-Shark!"
Bear's Bed Sled - Bear is excited about sledding on the first day of snow, but her plans change when she hurts her toe and is unable to ride her sled. It's up to her friends to come up with a solution that will let Bear stay in bed and go sledding at the same time. Sh-Sh-Shark! - Shark is misunderstood. D

9:30 pm

Caillou"Caillou Outdoors!"
Shoo, Shoo Bird, Fly Away - When birds keep eating the seeds in Mommy and Caillou's newly planted garden, they come up with the idea of making a scarecrow. It's fun picking out the clothes and drawing pictures for the face too. Caillou even imagines he's a scarecrow himself! When they are finished their scarecrow Rosie's noisy pie plates prove to be the final ingredient needed to scare away the birds! Caillou's Road Trip - One fine day the family is going on a car trip. D

10:00 pm

Barney & Friends"The Blame Game/Airplanes"
The Blame Game - Marcos accidentally breaks an art show project that Melanie has made. Afraid that she will be angry, he doesn't say anything, but then feels guilty. Barney helps him see that honesty and taking responsibility for what we do is always best. D

10:30 pm

Thomas & Friends"All Together Now"
Ol' Wheezy Wobbles - On Misty Island, Ol' Wheezy has stopped working. Thomas wants to help and says he can fix Ol' Wheezy. He puffs to the Dieselworks, and asks Den and Dart for help because two busy boilers are better than one. D

11:00 pm

Curious George"The Inside Story/A Monkey, A Plan, A Canal"
George dreams that he and Gnocchi are chasing the germs that are giving him a cold out of his body.G

11:30 pm

Martha Speaks"Martha Sings/TD Makes The Band"
Martha Sings - Martha wakes up singing and not just because she's happy. She can't stop! TD Makes the Band - Everybody's singing about Shecky the Sea Lion and it's driving TD nuts!G